2027 SPE Annual Conference: Community in Contrast
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print this pageZines! Mini-Photo Pamphlets! Quick Handmade Books!
Friday, October 23 - 10:00AM to 11:45AM
WCAD 220
When I noticed a particularly screen-bound creative practice in my Digital Arts class, students were leaving the course with a portfolio of prints and a drive full of files, but little investment beyond their own prints. I started researching accessible and easy ways to bring printed media into the course, and landed on zines. I was motivated to encourage students to create small sets of books as a final project.
After three years of developing this assignment, it has become an experience students look forward to. The zine exchange at the end of the semester, where students trade and collect each other's work, has become a staple part of my curriculum.
This workshop introduces participants to fast, accessible bookmaking techniques that turn digital images and ephemera into tangible, foldable, shareable artifacts. We will explore two low-barrier formats: a simple no-binding pamphlet and a basic stapled booklet. Both require almost no specialized equipment and can be taught and produced within a short session, making them ideal for classrooms and community workshops.
For me, the accessible zine and mini-artist book create a space where students invest in more than just the digital, where the physical becomes important. The experience of viewing is given back to them. Students learn that art can be experienced, not just consumed.
By the end of the session, every participant will leave with a mock-up of a mini book or zine, perhaps finished or far enough along to inspire further experiences.
Note: Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop or iPad for layout design.
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Brianna Burnett
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